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The Shelley Irwin Show

The Uncommon Life of Danny O’Connell

By Shelley Irwin

Published August 16, 2024 at 11:25 AM EDT

Author Steve Weigand writes joins in to discuss his new book.

Author Steve Weigand writes the book The Uncommon Life of Danny O’Connell, exploring the life of a player often overlooked in the annals of baseball history due to his status as a common baseball card in the collecting world.

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Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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